But at the same time as caretakers of the world we should try to preserve and maintain a safe environment for all wildlife . Even those we harvest for food on land and sea. God has placed us in dominion not to abuse this amazing planet He created.
But this story that I read about a woman who had stopped on a busy highway to let some ducks cross the road that led to a father and his daughter to die made me angry. The father was driving a motorcycle with his daughter on the back when apparently they plowed into the back of the stopped car. He was 59 and she was 16 . Two lives gone because a bunch of ducks were allowed to cross the road.
As a general rule I try to avoid hitting animals . But if I'm on a road with traffic and some critter smaller than a deer,bear or moose enters into my line of fire , road kill . I have hit a skunk,porcupine,cats,birds,squirrels . Sure I feel bad but here is the deal . They are not created in the image of God . If I run over a cat and 2 other cats are with it , they may hang around for a bit but within a hour they will be on to eating,sleeping and using a litter box. Same with all the others. They have limited self awareness.
But that wife and mother who witnessed this senseless accident will have deep , deep grief that will last her the rest of her life . All because a driver had to stop for some ducks .
One clarifier . God is sovereign over all things , there are no accidents in His providence and indeed it is a mystery but within that there is also grace and hope. But that still does not excuse the stupidity of this driver . Sickening.
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That's one of those domino affects that you don't see coming. You can't just pick up the little black tiles and set them back up, again. So incredibly sad, for everyone and their families that are involved. Love you, Mrs Reg
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